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Engaging the community in Badersfield

Though it was a Christmas like no other, members of the church in Badersfield still made the season special for families in their community.

Filling the Gap in the Aylsham & District Team of Churches

The Filling the Gap project has had an impact in many areas of the diocese. Liz Dawes has told us more about how this has happened for families in the Aylsham area.

Local chaplain calls for 24-hour prayer vigil for NHS

The Revd Helen Garrard, Lead Chaplain for Norfolk Community Health and Care is holding a 24-hour prayer vigil for all NHS acute and community services and other care providers for the whole of this Sunday 17 January.

Bishop Graham encourages all to reconsider congregational worship in church buildings

A new pastoral letter from Bishop Graham has gone out today, regarding the need to reassess worshiping in our buildings as the infection rate continues to increase.

Second round of Culture Recovery Fund announced

From Thursday 7 January, applications are being accepted for listed church buildings to receive financial support from the CRF for grants between £10,000 and £3m

Bishop Graham sends pastoral letter regarding third national lockdown

A pastoral letter from Bishop Graham has gone out today, regarding our continued ministry during the third national lockdown.

Bishop Graham gives permission for local decisions about physically present acts of worship

A communication from Bishop Graham has gone out to all clergy and lay leaders today, giving permission for local decisions about physically present acts of worship from today and during the time we are in Tier 4.

Bishop Graham’s Christmas column

The following article has been published in the Eastern Daily Press on Christmas Eve.

Filling the Gap for Christmas

Following the success of the summer project 'Filling the Gap' we teamed up with schools and churches once again to serve and support families over the Christmas break.

2000 boxes of hope sent across the Diocese of Norwich!

Churches across the diocese have been taking part in a national ecumenical campaign to share one million parcels of hope this Christmas.

Christmas Alive shines a light in mid-Norfolk

Fountain of Life church in Ashill held their annual Christmas Alive event December 12 - 13. Despite the restrictions on numbers, people attending were blessed with hope and joy, at the recreation of Bethlehem in the church car park.

Hickling Church stages Nativity procession

The Christmas story was re-enacted in Hickling last Sunday, December 13, with a nativity procession through the village to Hickling Barn.